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Thomas
Brady - Irish Rebel
Governor King established a
settlement at 'Coal River' with the intention of mining coal
to contribute to financing the colony and to
separate worrying Irish political leaders from the main colony.
Read more about the
EARLY CONVICT COAL MINERS in
Newcastle
TEST YOUR
MEMORY
- Newcastle 1804 -
1818
A List of
COMMANDANTS AT
NEWCASTLE 1804 - 1821
Read about Newcastle penal settlement under the
command of Major Morisset in Report of the Commissioner of Enquiry
into the state of the colony of New South Wales
NEWCASTLE IN
1822 -
A list of buildings in Newcastle in 1822
Newcastle Articles - Sydney Gazette
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1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
Select here
to read of the experiences of Irish soldier/convict
Michael Keane who referred to himself as a
BOTANY
BAY HERO
In 1830 the government
handed over its Newcastle coal mines to the Australian
Agricultural Company and coal mining became the most
profitable arm of the company for the rest of the century
Select HERE for a list of
some of the men employed at the AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL
COMPANY. coal
miners in Newcastle 1830s - 1840
The Ironed Gang at Newcastle in
1833 - Sydney
Morning Herald 18 July 1833
Convict's lives were ruled by Bells.
Select
HERE
to read more
NEWCASTLE GAOL -
A brief history
Hoary Veterans and Scottish Maids - A
Description of Newcastle Gaol from the
Sydney Gazette in 1840
SEA GRAVE YARD
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Early Harbour Masters, vessels and shipwrecks
NEWCASTLE IN 1851 -
Adventures in New South
Wales: With Pictures of Squatting. 1851 By John Henderson
By 1852 the East end of Newcastle and the harbour
were filling with sand. Read about the proposed
(environmentally friendly) solution to this problem in
the
Report on the SANDHILLS at Newcastle 1852
Engraving - City of Newcastle 1857 - National
Library of Australia
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COAL MINERS IN NEWCASTLE 1858
Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining
Engineers Vol VI, 1858 ,'On the Coalfield of New South Wales'
by Henry T. Plews
Removal of the Signal Staff at Newcastle In 1858
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Extract from the
Report of the Chairman of the Steam Navigation Board,
and of the Harbour Master of Sydney, on the Tour of
Inspection made by them to the Port of Newcastle
NEWCASTLE IN 1863
- From the Australian Almanac
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Notes on a Holiday Trip to
Newcastle in 1865 |
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